US special envoy and Mr. Kushner arrive in Moscow, move to resume peace in Ukraine

[Washington Current Affairs] According to TASS and other sources, U.S. special envoy for the Middle East Witkoff and President Trump's son-in-law Kushner arrived in Moscow, the capital of Russia, on the 5th. He is scheduled to meet with President Putin. He is expected to present a new peace plan as part of efforts to restart peace negotiations with Ukraine.

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Witkov and his colleagues are expected to visit Ukraine on the 6th and meet with the country's President Zelenskiy. This is Witkov's first visit to Ukraine since Russia began its invasion.

In a video address on the 4th, Mr. Zelenskiy revealed that Mr. Witkov and others would arrive in Kiev on the 6th, and announced that they would suspend attacks against Russia using drones and other equipment for the period necessary for the crossing. He called on Russia to take similar measures. Witkoff reportedly has safety concerns regarding the visit.

Russian Presidential Spokesman Peskov said on the 5th that Putin ordered a halt to attacks on Kiev for three days, from the same day until the 7th. However, Zelenskiy said that two airports in the Kyiv area were attacked between the night of the 4th and the early hours of the 5th. The Ukrainian Air Force also said that Russian ballistic missiles and drones caused damage in various areas.

"They will come with a proposal to end the war," Trump told reporters on the 4th. Peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, brokered by the Trump administration, have been suspended since the US launched military operations against Iran in February. Conflict between the two sides continues over issues such as the treatment of the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine, which Russia demands to cede.